Word 2007 Patch

My boss has asked me to 'Go to microsoft site and download the word 2007 patch for word 2003' so i can open a document he has emailed me. I'm sorry but I haven't the faintest idea what he is talking about - HELP!!

i received a docx file from our co-operate but we are using word 2003 in our office. I'm trying to open that filei received a docx file from our co-operate but we are using word 2003 in our office. I'm trying to open that file

What your Boss means is a patch for your Word 2003 so that you are able to open his Word 2007 documents. In the 2007 Office system Microsoft changed the file format .doc to .docx (An XML based document file). Word 2003 doesn't understand that since al previous versions uses the plain .doc format.

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New Microsoft word files ".docx" files do not work on Microsoft office 2003 by themselvesthere is a patch released by Microsoft called word viewer which works for most fileshttp://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=3657ce88-7cfa-457a-9aec-f4f827f20cac&displaylang=en

You only get a 60 day TRIAL from microsoft.
Either pay for the full product (about £60)
Download a FREE office suite - Open Office
Uninstall your trial version and download a Full version with serial and activation patch.
Read this about torrents first http://www.fixya.com/support/r5484499-using_torrent_sites
if you are happy to use a torrent site, search for office 2007 or 2010

Has the powerpoint document been saved as an office 2007 document or as a prior version? in office 2007 in order to open it in 2003 it must be saved as a prior version of office. You can download a patch to read newer versions, but that is not always the most reliable process.

These are really 2 separate issues, so, manemang, you may want to repost your issue so it can be handled separately. Further, if you will direct the question to me, I will handle it as soon as I see it. The solution below addresses the first issue only. However, I would encourage you to verify that all Office products were handled likewise (uninstalled before 03 installation) because the common code within the suite could be affecting / causing the issues you are seeing.

Hufduf: Re your issue, if I understand correctly, you would like to be able to view or utilize in Word 03 documents produced in Word 07. This requires a conversion utility, located at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923505. You will see in this pack that MS has added the new Office Open XML Formats in order to accommodate this functionality.

These two packs should provide you with complete interchangeability between the two programs. Thank you for rating FixYa!